November 26, 2016

On Wednesday, November 16th, 2016 at SUNY Old Westbury in the New Academic Building, Director of The Center for Migration and the Global City Tim Raphael gave a talk titled "Newest American's: Stories From The Global City". Tim is an Associate Professor of Arts, Culture and Media at Rutgers University.

This event was organized by the SUNY Old Westbury History and Philosophy Department and sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs. For information contact the History and Philosophy Department at (516) 876-3110.

November 14, 2016

On Thursday, November 3rd, 2016 at SUNY Old Westbury, in the Student Union, the MA in Liberal Studies program presented a lecture delivered by Dr. Deborah Willis, titled "Critical Narratives in Visualizing the Black Body in Photography and Popular Culture".

Professor Willis has received numerous honors and awards for her path-breaking interdisciplinary work. Currently, she is University Professor and Chair of the Department of Photography & Imaging at New York University/Tisch and has an affiliated appointment in Africana Studies. Her many awards include a 2014 Richard D. Cohen Fellowship of African and African American Art History at the Hutchins Center, Harvard University; a 2005 Guggenheim Fellowship; a Fletcher Fellowship; and a 2000 MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship. Professor Willis has received the NAACP Image Award in 2014 for her co-authored book (with Barbara Krauthamer) Envisioning Emancipation. Other notable projects include The Black Female Body: A Photographic History with Carla Williams; Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers - 1840 to the Present; Michelle Obama: The First Lady in Photographs (a NAACP Image Award Literature Winner), and Black Venus 2010: They Called Her ‘Hottentot.’

This event was a joint effort with the African-American Studies, American Studies, English, The First Year Experience Program, History, Modern Languages, Sociology, Visual Arts, Women's Center and the School of Arts & Sciences, with support from Academic Affairs ans Student Affairs at SUNY Old Westbury. For more information contact Professor Amanda Frisken from the American Studies Department at (516) 876-4853.

October 29, 2016

OWWR welcomes our newest show to our program schedule, "Living Clean and Sober", heard every Thursday from 3-4 pm. The show is a joint partnership between The Alcohol and Drug Education Program at the “Student Escape Corner” that is committed to provide education, resources and prevention tools to SUNY Old Westbury students in order to promote healthy lifestyles.

"Living Clean and Sober" is a live radio talk show to enhance our Drug and Alcohol education Program. Their goal is to promote a campaign against drugs and alcohol among SUNY Old Westbury students and the community at large, hoping to ignite a fire that will burn through the nation’ schools, colleges and universities. Their mission is to educate and create awareness in prevention, abstinence and recovery.

The Deep Sound of Maramures features the compositions of musician and anthropologist Peter Gate, and combines inspiration from the traditions of Romania with modern beats, in order to conjure a sense of place of the Maramures region in northern Romania. Over 1,000 people in Romania and the U.S. viewed and enjoyed the transmission, which connected SUNY Old Westbury to Romania. The concert event grew out of Dr. Blackstone's research on music in Romania, which took place over the summer in 2016 and which was funded by a SUNY Old Westbury Faculty Development Grant.

May 27, 2016

OWWR, Old Westbury Web Radio located at SUNY Old Westbury reflects on the events of the Spring 2016 academic semester. Our News Director T'Khari Fisher alongside the entire OWWR team worked feverishly to ensure that OWWR subscribers enjoyed these wonderful presentations held by the faculty and staff of SUNY Old Westbury.

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2.11.2016, SUNY Old Westbury, SU, Radio Station: "Senator Schumer Talks College Affordability & New Legislation To Help Students & Recent Graduates Now Struggling In The Red"Contact: OWWR Station Manager, American Studies/Media & Communications, Professor Joe Manfredi, 516.876.4963, manfredij@oldwestbury.edu

OWWR is proud to call SUNY Old Westbury home as we conclude our 10th Anniversary!We wish to thank all of our student staff members, alumni, faculty, staff and community volunteers as we look forward to the future.

For inquiries about any of the specials featured above or other recordings not listed, contact OWWR at (516) 876-7502 or at radio@oldwestbury.edu.

From our studios to your homes, have a healthy and happy Memorial Day Weekend.Thanks for listening.

May 02, 2011

The “4th Annual 2011 Student MAC Awards”, is Wednesday, May 4th, 2011, 7 pm, at the Campus Center, in the Maguire Theatre, at the SUNY College at Old Westbury. The MAC Awards recognize the achievements of the SUNY College at Old Westbury students in the fields of Journalism, Television, Digital Arts, Video, New Media and Radio. Visit on-line at www.MACAwards.org, for all the latest MAC Awards news, and to preview the works from all nominees this year.

The “4th Annual 2011 Student MAC Awards”, will be streamed live for the first time on-line at www.ustream.com, keyword OWTV starting at 6:30 pm for our “Red Carpet Ceremony”, as the nominees make their way into the Maguire Theatre. Then, at 7 pm the MAC Awards take center stage with a live webcast from the theatre with all the action, including live student performances.

Nominees are chosen by faculty, and all the works are judged by professionals in the field. This year’s judges include:

April 21, 2010

The MAC Awards have a new web siteto promote the Student Media Arts Celebration in the Maguire theater on May 5, 2010. MacAwards.org will post all of the nominations for the awards show as well as the latest information about the MAC Awards and related events.

Check out this beautiful montage of images from the 2009 MAC Awards created by Richard Paek to promote this year's show:

April 19, 2010

On Monday April 26th, the SUNY College at Old Westbury will be holding a bilingual poetry reading and lecture in both Spanish and English by Luis Alberto Ambroggio who is an Argentine poet and a member of the North American Academy of the Spanish Language. This event is sponsored by the Hispanic Latino Cultural Center and the Department of Modern Languages, and will be held in the Student Union Multipurpose Room C, from 4:30 until 7 pm. All are welcome, and refreshments will be served.

March 27, 2010

On Tuesday, March 23rd, the SUNY College at Old Westbury welcomed Filmmaker Scott Kennedy for a discussion of his Academy Award nominated documentary The Garden. This conversation was organized by Dean James Llana as a part of the School of Arts and Sciences series on sustainablity, Spring Theme 2010.

The event began with the trailer for The Garden followed with an introduction by Andrew Mattson from Media & Communications. Scott Kennedy answered questions from Old Westbury students and discussed the film and the significance of The Garden as a story of community sustainability, urban politics, and grass-roots action.